HP leaks its 14-inch Pavilion Chromebook

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Anyone who tried to pick one up during the holidays can speak to the increasing popularity of the Chromebooks. What started out as an awkward, web-only experiment has blossomed into a full product line with nearly every major PC OEM offering at least one design. Next up to bat is HP with a 14-inch model from their Pavilion line of computers.

For the most part, when you think of a Chromebook the image you get is a lower end case hold low-to-mid range hardware. Most Chromebooks feel a little on the cheap side, which is reflected in their incredibly affordable price tag. These machines don’t require much to deliver a great web experience, and as a result they aren’t given much. There’s just no reason for a sleek Core i7 with 6GB of RAM.

This described HP’s Pavilion like pretty much exactly. The external hardware is usually the previous generation in terms of size, weight, and design, while the component specs are far from top of the line. The big benefit to these machines is the price, which is why the Pavilion line is one of HP’s most profitable. With that in mind, it makes perfect sense to see an HP Pavilion Chromebook ready to hit the shelves.

According to the PDF that was accidentally leaked onto HP’s website, the Pavilion Chromebook 14-c010us is going to be an Intel Celeron machine with a 14-inch display, 2GB of RAM, and a 16GB SSD. The screen is slightly larger that we’ve seen with most Chromebooks, but we’ve seen plenty of them with Intel processors and graphics running on SSDs. HP’s offering will include an HD webcam and Bluetooth onboard to go with the three USB ports, HDMI, and Ethernet. The 3.96lb computer will be the heaviest Chromebook currently available, and according to the battery stats the added bulk isn’t going towards the battery. An estimated 4 hours and 15 minutes is significantly lower than what you see with the Samsung Chromebook, or even the original CR-48 demo machine.

HP’s leaked PDF (local link, in case it gets pulled) doesn’t mention pricing, an with multiple Chromebooks in the wild available for less than $300 it will be difficult for HP to get away with selling this hardware for anything more than that and expect sales. Sitting on a shelf next to the Samsung Chromebook, the Acer Chromebook, or even the new Lenovo Chromebook, HP will need a welcoming price tag in order to see success in this new venture.